Patents by Inventor Werner Lerchenmueller

Werner Lerchenmueller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Collision avoidance system using short pulse signal reflectometry
    Patent number: 4254418
    Abstract: A collision avoidance system for rapid transit vehicles employing baseband radar principles in which signals with duration in the order of nanoseconds are transmitted down track along a surface wave transmission line. Reflections from a passive target located on the preceding vehicle are processed to establish the distance between the vehicles to within an accuracy previously unachievable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1981
    Assignee: Sperry Corporation
    Inventors: Harry M. Cronson, Gerald F. Ross, Basrur R. Rao, Werner Lerchenmueller, Prentis B. Drew